Career horoscopes: Jan. 20 - Jan. 26

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Taken to task

It's going to feel like you can't do anything right at work this week, and guess what — you can't. Saturn is especially exacting in the zodiac sign of Scorpio, and when it forms a square to Mercury (Jan. 25), you can expect all of your figures to be reviewed, your paperwork to be examined and even your appearance to be critiqued. So what's gotten into the higher-ups? Chances are that they themselves are feeling pressured to cut costs and boost sales. This won't be a passing phase. You can expect some very real changes in policy in the upcoming weeks. Be cooperative and do what you can to incorporate corrections, and you will emerge from this with both your sanity and your job intact.

GEMINI (May 20 - June 19)

You hate it when a supervisor rides your back. You don't like being raked over the coals for trivial mistakes or being taken to task for picayune concerns that normal people would never notice. Unfortunately, Saturn — the planet of the harsh taskmaster — is forming a square to your ruler Mercury this week, which means that you have no choice to but to follow this person's direction to a tee. Fortunately for you, this person is doing this in order to improve your job performance. It would be a good idea to listen to him.